Jorge Oña

Jorge Luis Oña Ugarte (born December 31, 1996) is a Cuban professional baseball outfielder in the San Diego Padres organization.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Oña and the second or maternal family name is Ugarte.
Jorge Oña
Oña with the Fort Wayne TinCaps in 2017
San Diego Padres
Outfielder
Born: (1996-12-31) December 31, 1996
Havana, Cuba
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
MLB debut
September 7, 2020, for the San Diego Padres
MLB statistics
(through 2020 season)
Batting average.250
Home runs1
Runs batted in2
Teams

Career

At the COPABE 18U Pan American Championships 2014, Oña hit .636 with four home runs.[1] In July 2015 he defected from Cuba to pursue a Major League Baseball career in the United States.[2]

Oña signed with the San Diego Padres on July 21, 2016.[3] He began his professional career in 2017 with the Fort Wayne TinCaps of the Class A Midwest League[4] and spent the whole season there, posting a .277 batting average with 11 home runs and 64 RBIs in 107 games. In 2018, he played for the Lake Elsinore Storm where he batted .239 with eight home runs and 44 RBIs in 100 games.[5] He played in only 25 games in 2019 for the Amarillo Sod Poodles, hitting .348/.417/.539/.956 with 5 home runs and 18 RBI, due to suffering a labrum tear in his right shoulder which required surgery.[6]

On November 20, 2019, the Padres added Oña to their 40-man roster.[7]

On September 7, 2020, Oña was promoted to the major leagues and made his debut that day against the Colorado Rockies.[8] In his rookie year, Oña went 3-for-12 with one home run. On May 4, 2021, Oña underwent arthroscopic surgery on his right elbow, putting him out of action for six to eight weeks.[9] On May 9, Oña was placed on the 60-day injured list.[10] Oña did not appear in a major league game in 2021, appearing in just 5 minor league rehab games. He was outrighted off of the 40-man roster following the season on November 19, 2021.[11]

References
  1. Dennis Lin (July 19, 2016). "Cuban prospect Oña cleared, expected to sign with Padres". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved November 19, 2016.
  2. "Jorge Ona, No. 6 Cuban Player, Leaves Cuba". Baseball America. July 5, 2015. Retrieved November 19, 2016.
  3. Dennis Lin (July 20, 2016). "Source: Padres sign Jorge Ona for $7 million". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved November 19, 2016.
  4. Jeff Sanders (April 2, 2017). "Fort Wayne sets opening day roster". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved June 2, 2017.
  5. "Jorge Ona Stats, Highlights, Bio". MiLB.com. Retrieved October 21, 2018.
  6. Jeff Sanders (July 18, 2019). "Minors: Shoulder surgery for Jorge Oña; Garrett Richards back in action". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved November 15, 2019.
  7. AJ Cassavell (November 20, 2019). "Oña up, Martini DFA'd as Friars set roster". MLB.com. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
  8. "Padres Recall Jorge Ona".
  9. "Health Notes: Sale, Middleton, Odor, Ona, Graterol".
  10. "Major League Baseball Transactions".
  11. "Padres' Jorge Ona: Sent outright to Triple-A".
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